Charter One Realty
Buyer Resources
As your Buyer's Representative, we can make the process of house hunting much easier and more efficient than if you did it all yourself. We can help guide you to local neighborhoods, help you determine your budget, and prioritize a list of essential features that you need in your next home. We'll save you valuable time by finding the properties that best suit your requirements, and will show you only the most promising ones.
Once you've found a place that catches your eye, we'll look at comparable properties in the area to help determine a purchase offer. Then we'll negotiate on your behalf with the seller to make sure you get the most favorable terms.
This is the second time Richard has served as a broker for us. On both occasions his attention to detail, communication skills and hands-on involvement were exceptional. We would highly recommend Richard to anyone who is looking for a real estate agent to represent them in either the sale or purchase of real property.
"Hiring Michelle to help us find and purchase a property was the best thing we could do in purchasing the property we wanted and liked. She is amazing, very knowledgeable, professional, kind, always available, answering all the questions we had always in a timely manner, making sure we understood the entire process. We are highly recommending her and her team! Thank you, Michelle."
We were interested in purchasing a home in the Bluffton area and currently live in Pennsylvania. Our list of wants and needs were long and we weren’t sure if we could come close to finding anything in our price range and that checked off a lot of our boxes.
Luckily we were introduced to Diana Sroufe from Charter One and immediately clicked. Diana took the time to get to know us and was able to understand our interests. Diana was extremely knowledgeable and responsive to all communications throughout the process.
Diana is closely plugged in to the community and homes coming up for sale. We ended up with a lovely home that was exactly what we had hoped for. I know if we had any other realtor agent we would not have ended up as happy as we are today.
Diana helped my sister find a home in Belfair last year. She helped my sister the same way she helped us.
Our family can’t thank Diana enough for her hard work and diligence finding us a home.
Alec Smith has helped us buy two homes and sell one house in the Celadon development on Lady's Island. His support and insight have been invaluable as we transitioned into the community and made this area our new home. He is detail-oriented, communicates exceptionally well, and is very professional. I would highly recommend Alec for buying or selling your home.
Absolutely perfect. Delcher & Delcher are the ultimate in transparency and professionalism. The best consultant sales individuals you could possibly use. A great team!
"If not for Diana Sroufe, our home search would not have ended in Belfair. Finding a home in a limited availability market, dealing with a long distance sale and move from Colorado, and the added pressure of the COVID hysteria proved almost too much for these new South Carolina residents. However we found “superwoman” Diana and she proved to be an indispensable resource for us. Even though she represented the seller, Diana became our go-to person to navigate the buying process in this state. She could answer any question that we had — whether about Belfair, the Bluffton community, need for flood insurance, etc. She was instrumental in ensuring the inspection items of concern were resolved in a timely manner to our satisfaction. She answered many a late night call as we came to closing. And she is a special ambassador for the Belfair community, going out of her way to introduce us to new friends and neighbors. Not only was she a tremendous business asset during our transition, she has become a dear and trusted friend"
Drew is a true seasoned professional. He works tirelessly to make sure your property is getting maximum exposure. Our experience with Drew and Kim was a pleasure and as one of the top agents in Hilton Head Island and surrounding area, you can’t go wrong.
Christina Forbis was absolutely one of the best real estate agents that we have every dealt with. She is very knowledgeable and knows the market of the area that she serves. She is super attentive and responds quickly. She sold our house in record time. Thanks so much.
We could not have asked for a better agent. Relocating from Kentucky to Georgia was a big plan and huge leap of faith, and finding a house was so much easier with Hannah’s help. From doing virtual showings, a video of the town we picked, working with our lender and just listening to my worries it was above and beyond service and care. If we need to move again we will be calling Hannah without a doubt.
My husband Chuck and I decided to build a new home at Belfair. Given that the new home was supposed to be completed by the Fall of 2020, we had to select a realtor to sell our existing home at 45 Newberry Court. The decision was a pretty easy one as we had many friends who highly recommended that we use Diana Sroufe. Diana lives at Belfair and knows the real estate market inside and out. She recommended that we put the house on the market in the first quarter of 2020, about 6 months prior to completion of the new home. From the start, Diana worked tirelessly to help us prepare our home for sale and we had quite a bit of interest early on, including a few offers, none of which panned out. Then Covid hit and put an abrupt halt to the all-important spring selling season. Throughout this time, Diana continued to market our home and to provide positive encouragement that with patience our home would sell. As soon as the Fall hit, the real estate market took off with a vengeance. Diana became super busy with many listings, but she still made us feel that our home was the one she had listed. We finally accepted an offer in October and Diana was with us right through closing in November. We have been thrilled with Diana’s knowledge of the real estate industry and her professionalism throughout the real estate transaction process. She is also a fellow golfer and a friend. We can’t imagine using any other realtor to represent us if/when we decide to enter the real estate market in the future.
Simply awesome team. We could not be more impressed with the totally professional, extremely knowledgeable, and friendly approach they provide. Caring, genuinely interested in providing solutions that met our needs. We could not be more pleased, and give them our strongest recommendation!
We originally met Marisa when friends of ours used her to purchase their home in Bluffton this past February. They spoke so highly of her and how helpful she was during their move from NJ. Marissa completely understood our requirements for purchasing our vacation home. It took only two days of viewing homes with her to find our perfect spot. That is because of all the behind-the-scenes leg work and research she put into everything. She is an excellent communicator and fabulous with follow through; two important criteria for us as our primary home is in GA. In addition to every step in the buying process, once we closed, she was there with resources for every thing and every one a new resident might need to know. We highly recommend Marisa to any potential buyers!
“Fabulous experience working with Ethan on our home sale in Beaufort. Highly recommend Ethan James as a knowledgeable and hard-working real estate professional “
Christina is an excellent agent who knows her job and performed it superbly. Christina provided exceptional help in listing and selling our Condo. She helped develop an appropriate selling price, prepared excellent sales materials, and guided us through a very successful negotiation process. We are grateful to her for managing the repairs that were required without our involvement. She made this a very easy task for us. It was effortless on our part. Thank you, Christina!
Alec [Smith] really did an amazing job at helping us find our beautiful home. He was very knowledgeable about the area and community we were looking in. He gave us great guidance on locating a home that met all of our family's needs. He understood our unique situation and was willing to show us several homes until we found the right one for us. He was always willing to answer questions and was by our side the whole step of the way, and assisted us with everything we needed to close. If you're looking for a new home I would recommend Alec to help you.
Joann & I want to thank the both of you for all the help you provided in making this happen. You two were like a well oiled machine going through the motions and making things happen with the utmost simplicity. We look forward to settling in down there and making Bluffton our new home.
Shelley and Gary are two of the best realtors that we have had the pleasure of working with. They flawlessly handled every stage in the sale of our home and obtained the maximum price. We would unhesitatingly recommend Shelley and Gary for your real estate needs.
Hannah was great to work with. Being a first time homebuyer can be intimidating but she made the process very easy and was great at explaining all the details. Hannah was always very responsive and was awesome at working with hectic work schedules. She even worked on her vacation to make sure we were able to get an offer in on the home we ended up purchasing. It was a pleasure working with Hannah and would highly recommend for anyone looking to purchase a home.
We recently sold our home on Hilton Head through Christina Forbis. We have known her for several years and found her a warm, compassionate and completely trustworthy person. She has extensive knowledge of the island realty market as well as workers, agents, bankers, service people and contractors.. Selling a home usually entails some degree of stress for the sellers. Not so with her. Working with Christina was a pleasure and effortless with us. She leaves no loose ends and was always available to answer our questions and concerns. She was relentless in her work, always showing and promoting our home to potential buyers. As we live out of state,Christina was kind enough to handle many of our last minute details on her own time. She loves her work, is a true professional and a wonderful friend. All her hard work produced a buyer with a good cash offer. Needless to say we were very pleased. Thank You Christina!
Steve and I are so happy that we selected Shelley and Gary to sell our home in Rose Dhu Creek Plantation. We have been married 50 years and over that period of time we have purchased and sold 17 homes. The process of buying and selling real estate is very familiar to us and it is without hesitation, that we can say that Gary and Shelley are the best, most professional and experienced agents we have ever met. When anyone was in our home, they were always in attendance to answer any questions and assure that showings and inspections were concluded with optimum results. They facilitated the process of moving far beyond what one should expect from real estate agents. We hired Shelley and Gary based on a recommendation from a neighbor and friend and so glad that we did.
As first time homebuyers and now owners! We were beyond grateful for how Sander’s helped us during this process and how he made a way for us against all odds (LITERALLY: market being crazy high, outside of our budget, and the island being in such high demands) somehow, sanders made a miracle take place for us and we are truly grateful! Sanders was also incredibly communicative and very articulate in helping us understand the process from beginning to end. Honestly, the professionalism exceeded our expectations and we wouldn’t have wanted to be with any other realtor!
Debbie and Daniel were fantastic from start to finish! They went above and beyond to make the purchase as easy as possible. They were also able to recommend a great financial and legal team to work with throughout our process. We highly recommend them and will definitely use them for future purchases.
"Matt & Kara were fantastic to work with from the day we met virtually to discuss our needs and wants in purchasing a vacation home. Southern hospitality at its finest! They listened well and were intuitive in picking up on what was really important to us even if we didn't explicitly communicate it. They were responsive to our questions and patient with our decision-making process. And yes, they found us the perfect fit! We were impressed with how smooth the purchasing process was which made us feel even more confident that we made the right choice -- with the home and Matt & Kara as our agents. We appreciate the personal connection we made and now beyond the real estate transaction, consider them friends. We are grateful for their expertise in making our dream a reality!"
Richard helped us purchase a home in Bluffton, and we couldn't be happier! He goes above and beyond for his clients, is a long-time Hilton Head resident, and has a great feel for the market. Experienced, patient, honest, straightforward, and trustworthy. Because of his local knowledge, he also knows exactly who to go to for loans, insurance, attorneys, inspections, repairmen, landscapers, contractors...you name it, he has an answer. 100%, 10/10, 5 Stars, whatever the scoring metric, he is one of the best.
Drew Butler uses his knowledge of the local market to advise his clients. He has been in the industry for many years in this area. His approach is professional and meticulous. Both Drew and his office were responsive to inquiry and initiated action when it was needed. I would recommend him to my friends.
Bud and I were impressed with Shelley and Gary from the first time we met. Their warm and winning personalities along with their marketing program was very impressive. They were also recommended by our neighbor. Once we signed on with them, professional photos of our home were taken and presented to us. There was constant communication from them by email, phone, and texts. We had moved up north and they arranged every service, hired the best workers and best of all they sold our home in less than Five Days!
“For someone who’s never bought a house before, I was very fortunate to have Daniel and Debbie for a team. Between Daniel showing me home after home and Debbie’s updates on the backend of everything, they made the process of buying a home stress-free.”
We are so glad we got a recommendation from a friend for Drew. We were from out of state and needed expert help in finding our new home. He asked questions about what we wanted/needed in a new home and knew exactly in what direction to take us. In a matter of days, we found our perfect home. He is/was very cordial, professional and knowledgeable throughout the whole process. He worked relentlessly (including Sunday) to help us. Highly recommend Drew!!
“Sabrina’s expertise and knowledge of the market helped us sell our house quickly, and at a great price. We would never have known our home was so valuable without the information she gathered for us.”
Selling our home was an emotional process, but Christina walked with us every step of the way. Tapping into her expertise, professionalism, and understanding, Christina made our experience painless. We highly recommend you call Christina Forbis for any real estate transaction. You’ll get peace of mind along with an excellent realtor!
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First-Time Buyer? Read about some things you need to be aware of, if you're new to this process.
Learn About the Community
One Can't begin to search unless a buyer has an idea of the desired location. From stunning golf course homes, and elegant oceanfront villas, to palatial Intercoastal Waterway estate homes, home buyers can expect to see all manor of outstanding home buying options available here in the Hilton Head area. What amenities would you prefer to be located near? With convenience a key driver, if you love to play golf, the obvious choice might be a golf course property. For the active couple that likes to play tennis, maybe you should consider a villa in the Sea Pines Plantation community near the tennis courts. For the saltwater fisherman, you may want to consider an Intercoastal waterway home with deep-water access.
Buy Your Home with a REALTOR®: Read our buyer's guarantee and find out why working with a REALTOR® takes the guesswork out of buying a home.
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Out-of-Country Purchases: We can help you buy property here, even if you're in another country.
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